THE MORNING- OKEGONIAN, MONDAY, APEIL 8, 1901.
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
Amusements Tonlgrht.
ilARQUAM GRAND "The County Fair."
CORDRA.TS THEATER "Telephone Girl."
METROPOLITAN THEATER Josephine Stan
ton In "Dorcas."
- High Fbicb fob Timber Land. S. Ben
son paid 55000, a few days ago, for a quar
ter section of timber land la the vicinity
o Oak Point, where he has several log
ling camps. The 160 acres are estimated
to have 9,000,000 feet of timber. There
are few quarter section on which there Is
any more than 9,000,000 feet of timber,
end 3t Is not known that any more than
15000 has ever been paid for a quarter sec
tion of timber land In this region. Occa
sionally, persons vsrho have had good
quarter sections of timber land, conven
ient of access, have received a good deal
more than $5000 from the timber by selling
the stumpage at $1 per 1000 feet, and so
getting -perhapa 510,000, or even more. The
quarter section above mentioned was
homesteaded nearly 20 years ago by a log
ger, who deeded It to his sister. He went
away and has not been heard of since.
The $5000 she received for It made a nice
present. Lumbering is carried on in the
Oak Point district in up-to-date style.
Mr. Benson, who has three or four camps
there, has his headquarters at the old
Abernethy place, which Is familiar to
all who have gone fishing in Abernethy
Creek. The house and orchard are on a
'plateau on a small bluff, and commanding
a fine view of the Columbia for many
miles up and down. The house, which
was built by Governor Abernethy at an
early day, and partly from lumber brought
around the Horn, has been remodeled and
made larger. The orchard planted by
Governor Abernethy produced, last year,
over 1000 bushels of apples and pears,
which were sent to the different logging
camps owned by Mr. Benson. From his
office there he has telephones, half a doz
en of them, connecting with the logging
camps and log-booms, and is thus kept
informed of what is going on at all these
places without having to visit them. With
these conveniences, in addition to logging
railroads and eteam engines and steel ca
bles to haul the logs out to the rails, one
can log In luxury on an extensive scale.
Progress in Lumbering. Many invest
ments have been made by Eastern people
. in timber lands in Oregon and Washing
ton within the past year or two. A num
ber of men from Michigan and other lum
bering states have been looking over
Montana, Idaho, Washington and Oregon,
but have found nothing to suit them.
Some of these latter can hardly be con
sidered practical lumbermen. They are
the sons of men who have become wealthy
in lumbering, but who have themselves
graduated from universities, instead of
sawmills. They had apparently forgotten
'that there are others in the lumbering
business who have been logging, manu
facturing lumber and buying timber land
in this region for years, and that the tim
ber lands along rivers and in places easily
accessible have long since been bought
up and probably the logs cut off. Logging
railroads are a necessity now where good
timber land is left, and year by year they
will be extended. There are tributary to
the Columbia and along Puget Sound vast
areas of the best timber. The lumber
business of the Pacific Northwest is large,
and is rapidly increasing, especially on
the Columbia PJver. Portland has within
the past few years become the greatest
lumber producing and shipping point on
the Coast, and yet the business is only
in its infancy here. Expert .lumbermen
say that, allowing for all probable in
crease in the lumber business here, there
is enough timber tributary to the Colum
bia to last 200 years, and the supply is
about as large on Puget Sound.
Cash Register Comes Handt. A man
who keeps a, snug little "refreshment"
saloon In the business part 8f town, which
is chiefly patronized by business men
during business hours, and who owns and
keeps the place himself, employing no
help, has Installed a cash registering ma
chine. His'custoroers have been wonder
ing why he should spend 5100 for a ma
chine, &s he handled the money himself,
and he has had to submit to no end of
Joking about his being afraid to trust
himself to count his own money. He says
he put In the machine because It looked
more business-like, and would save him
the trouble of making up his cash re
ceipts every evening, and because it
would be handy in case he should go
away for a day or two.
A Stranger to Western cities, customs
and people arrived in Portland on Febru
ary 1 last, looked around for a month, and
then opened what Portland should have,
a restaurant without boxes. He not only
did that, but he fitted up and decorated
the place so that It is second to none in
the city. He did more. He procured a
flrst-clasa chef, and the result Is that
now, after one month's trial, Mr. Runyon,
the proprietor, has found it necessary to
enlarge. This week he will have 251
Washington street fitted up as attractive
ly as he now has No. 253. and the same
good viands will be served in both places.
This expansion shows that Portlanders
know a good thing when they see It.
Bra Demand for Oregon Woousns.
Oregon woolen mills have long been cele
brated for the blankets and flannels they
-make, the good qualities of which are ap
preciated by all who have used them. Ore- j
gon flannel underwear is growing in fa
vor all over the Northern part of the
United States, as far East as the Great
Lakes. Flannel underwear manufactured
in Portland is winning Its way in the
Northern States on its merits, and the
prospects are favorable for a rapidly in
creaslnghnslnese. Large quantities of
flannel gooas are shipped to Alaska. They
give great satisfaction, as they have good
wool and good weight, and are warm and
durable,
Readt to Go to Buffalo. Henry E.
Dosch, superintendent of Oregon's exhibit
at the Pan-American Exposition, expects
to start for Buffalo. Wednesday. Three
fourths of the exhibit has been shipped,
and the remainder will be sent away
without delay. A mixed carload of min
erals, agricultural products, fruit and
timber will be shipped tomorrow. Mr.
Dosch says he will have the Oregon ex
hibit In place on the opening day.
Fjjnerai, of R. M. McMaster. Robert
MJllburn McMaster, who was First Lieu
tenant and Quartermaster of the
Thirty-third Indiana Volunteer Infantry
in the Civil War, was burled, yesterday
afternoon, from Calvary Presbyterian
Church. The sermon was preached by
the Rev. W. S. Gilbert. The members of
the G. A. R. attended In a body and
conducted the rites at the grave. Inter
raent was In G. A R cemetery.
Live Pigeon Shoot. Arrangements
have been made for a shooting match at
live pigeons between two local sportsmen
and crack shots for 5500 a side. The match
will come off next Sunday, somewhere In
the vicinity of Portland, if the necessary
number of birds can be secured. These
birds will cost not much less than 5100,
and the loser will have to pay this, in ad
dition to the $500.
On account of removal, to next door,
thB Itnlght Shoe Company will be closed
Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday. They
will continue to carry and push to the
front the celebrated Sorosls and "Walk
Over shoes.
Stole a Rouj of Cauco. Charles Mul
ligan was arrested yesterday, by Detect
ives Ford and Cordano, charged with
stealing- a roll of calico from a dry goods
store at Second and Taylor streets.
McGuigan Improving. John G. McGuI
gan, of Spokane, who was Injured by fall
ing from a window at the Hotel Imperial,
Saturday, was reported to be improving,
at Good Samaritan Hospital, last night.
Knight Shoe Compant will be closed
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday on ac
count of their removal to their new loca
tion, corner Fifth and Washington.
The Aetna Life Insurance, of Hartford,
Conn., has moved Its Portland office to
Falling building. C. A. McCargar, man
ager. Bench Show entries close Wednesday.
W. W. Peaslee. secretary, 452 Sherlock.
Movxaj. Jacoba Sblrt Co., 6th & Wash.
Preserves the Shape of Shoes. Many
have noticed in the windows of shoe stores
articles resembling the Instep and toe of
a last, with a sort of crooked handle, at
tached by a pivot, but few have known
what they are for, or have cared to ask.
A young man of an Inquiring turn of
mind Invaded a shoemaker's supply store,
the other day, and asked what use is made
of those "half lasts with handles." He
was told that they are put In shoes or
gaiters, when not in use, to preserve the
shape and keep them looking as good as
new. The handles are in a movable pivot
in order o adjust the shaper to the shoe,
and are forced down in the heel to keep
the last or shaper in position. The deal
er said that cavalry officers, hunting men
and others who wear top boots, have
"trees" to keep the legs of their boots in
shape, and to prevent them from wrink
ling down around the ankles. He gave a
lot of other Information in regard to mat
ters connected with the shoe business.
He showed the progress that has been
made in the matter of shoe laces, which
used to be a simple cord. Next, buttons
came in vogue, and nearly all shoes were
button shoos. Now nearly all are laced
shoes, and the laces are made In all
lengths and colors white, black, russet,
purple. They are in tapes and ribbons,
but the latest are tubular laces, which are
much neater than cords or tapes. There
have also been great changes In shoe pol
ish. Elderly people remember when Ma
son's, Miller's and Day & Martin's black
ings were in common uee. They were
made of lampblack and oil, and, with the
apllcatlon of enough elbow grease, put
a good shine on the calfskin boots and
shoes of olden times. Then the French
"T. M." blacking came in and nearly sup
planted the others, but some of them are
still sold. The latest thing In the way of
shoe polish are the "pastes" of all colors
red, chocolate, russet or black, and made
differently for different kinds of leather.
These are the best of all. A good polish
from them will last for several days.
Women's Missionary Soctbtx. The
semiannual meeting of the Columbia Riv
er branch of the Women's Foreign Mis
sionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal
Church will be held at Taylor-Street
Church tomorrow, at 9:20 A. M. Reports
have been received from the seven large
conferences of the Northwest comprised
within the branch boundaries, as well as
from the mission stations in China, Ja
pan, Malaysia and India. Reports of the
20th century thank-offerings will be an
Important feature. In the afternoon, Miss
Cranston, daughter of Bishop Cranston,
of this city, who has lately returned from
a tour of the world, which Included a stay
of several months In the Orient, will
speak on China. Miss Alice Otto Selby,
formerly of Japan, Is expected to speak.
All are Invited.
Supply of Vegetables. The market is
liberally supplied with "fresh" vegetables,
the greater part of which are a delusion
and a snare, and Investment In them Is a
waste of money. The artichokes, beets,
string beans and "new" potatoes are evi
dently left over from last year's crop.
They are tough, tasteless and unwhole
some. There are green peas which are
good, and asparagus as good as the sub
terranean growth can be expected to be.
There is some good lettuce. Southern
California tomatoes, which are coming In,
are much better than the tough, shriveled
Mexican ones in which money has been
wasted for weeks. Cucumbers have im
proved in quality, but they are not like
freshly gathered ones.
Harvest for Marshfield Saloons.
A working man who has been employed
on the jetty at Coos Bay for nearly 18
months returned a short time ago, "dead
broke," and has been borrowing money
to live on until he gets another job. When
asked how it was that he had saved noth
ing out of his wages, he said he had done
the same as most of the other workmen
employed on the job. There were from
70 to 80 men working on the jetty, and it
was their general rule to take a few days
off every month and "blow In" their earn
ings at Marshfield. The saloons at Marsh
field must have taken In about 5100,000
.from these workmen in the past year and
a half.
Fruitgrowers at Milton Organize.
A fruitgrowers' union was organized at
Milton Saturday by E. L Smith, presi
dent of the State Board of Horticulture,
and R. C. Judson, Industrial agent of tho
O. R. & N. About 81 fruitgrowers slgne"d
the roll of the union. After the meeting
was over, Mr. Judson made a speech, In
which he expressed the belief that he
could secure a cold storage and canning
plant for Milton. The Milton Union will
have at least 150 members when It Is
fully organized. Mr. Judson says the
wheat of the Walla Walla has a strong
and healthy appearance, and the outlook
Is for a lecord crop.
Died Suddenly in San Francisco. The
funeral of Louis Feurer, Jr., son of Louis
Feurer, was held, yesterday afternoon,
from the Turn Halle. The death of the
young man was a shock to his family and
friends. He left home two weeks ago in
excellent health for a trip to San Francis
co. Last Thursday his father received a
letter from him, and a few hours aft
erward a telegram announcing his death
came. He had been taken suddenly HI in
San Francisco, had been removed from
his hotel to a hospital and operated upon
for appendicitis, from the effects of which
he died before his parents could be In
formed. Benefit for Old Ladies' Home. A tea
will be held at the Hobart-Curtls today,
from 2 to 5, for the benefit of the Old
Ladles' Home. This Is the only time in
the year that this worthy charity appears
before the public, and at the annual tea
this afternoon, various articles will be
on sale,- the proceeds of which will go to
the support of the Home. Tea will be
served by the ladles In charge. A good
musical programme will be rendered.
Lightship Being Moved to Water. A
telephone message received by The Ore
gonlan from Fort Canby, last night, says
that Lightship No. 50 is In a cradje and
on rollers; that It Is being moved overland
and will certainly be landed In Baker's
Bay. Mr. Roberts, of the firm which has
a contract to save the vessel, sent the
message.
Arthur W. Chance, in association with
George H. Chance, will continue the prac
tice of dentistry, Dekum building.
Life Insurance, 51 per month, in the
New York Mutual Reserve. Agents want
ed. M. T. Kady, 605 Oregonian building.
Carnations, 4c; geraniums, 5c; lobelias
and other plants, lc. Burkhardt, 23d & G.
Try the new meat market, 287 Washing
ton, between Fourth and Fifth.
ACCIDENT ON HIGH TRESTLE
Dr. Johnson and Wife Jfnrrovrly Es
cape Instant Death.
In saving himself and wife from being
ground to death beneath the wheels of a
train, on a bridge at Fulton vtttrriav
Dr. A. H Johnson, surgeon for the
Southern Pacific Company, was se
verely Injured. Dr. and Mrs. Johnson had
nearly crossed the high Southern Pacific
trestle, when they noticed that a railroad
train was almost upon them. There was
no time to run along the track and get
to the other side, so Dr. Johnson told
his wife to hang to the end of a project
ing beam. She did so, and dangled high
In the air, but out .of danger from train
wheels. The husband then jumped to the
beam next to her. A car caught him
before he reached a safe perch.
The spectators held their breaths, mo
mentarily expecting Dr. Johnson to fall
Into the gorge, 100 feet, below. He was
suffering excruciating pain from flesh
wounds In his right arm and leg, but
kept his hold .on the trestle until the
train had passed, and so did Mrs. John
son. Several men, among them George
Monish, of 534 East Fifteenth street, lifted
Dr. and Mrs. Johnson out of danger. Dr.
Johnson was quite cool and collected, and
the spectators who saw the accident were
more excited than he.
Dr. Johnson was taken to Good Sa
maritan Hospital, where his injuries were
dressed. Mrs. Johnson is suffering from
shock.
FRUIT MARKET IN CHINA
MARKET MIGHT BE OPENED FOR
THE CHEAP GRADES.
People Are Great Lovers of Apples,
But Are Too Poor to Bht the
Best Quality.
There is a market In China for the
grades of. fruit that come within the
means of the people. The Chinese are
lovers of fruit, but they are too poor to
become consumers of the best quality.
Small apples find ready sale. The de
mand for prunes is limited by the high
price. Writing from Shanghai to Henry
E. Dosch, of Portland, H. B. Miller, for
merly president of the Oregon State
Board of Horticulture, says of the outlook
for markets for Pacific Coast fruits:
"Upon further investigation of the
question of fruit in China, I find that
there is opportunity of extended Introduc
tion of some of the United States fruits
into the native markets. The Chinese
people are, as a rule, lovers of apples, nnd
eat them If they can be had within their
means. Their native apples are quite in
ferior compared with ours, but they are
extensively grown in many parts of Chi
na. The best are grown in the Shan Tung
Province, and Che Foo is the largest ship
ping point for them. Some of our Amer
ican varieties are grown there. They ara
of good flavor, and bring a price In the
markets far above what the same fruit
sells for In the United States. A good
apple orchard In China would be a profit
able Investment, If planted on proper soil
In the proper climate, and properly cared
for.
"The codlln moth and San Jose scale are
found on the native apples In the Shang
hai and Che Foo markets, and will, no
doubt, do serious damage to fruit and
orchards. In the native fruit stands
throughout the country apples are always
to be found In their season, and at this
time of the year the principal cities near
the coast have a few California apples,
generally the White Winter pearmaln or
the Yellow Newtown Pippin.
"The smaller apples seem to meet the
demand best for the Chinese, and It Is
quite unusual to find any larger than bur
five-tier In their markets. All of this
fruit comes to this market wrapped In pa
per, and la sold by the pound. The Intense
economy of these people was Illustrated
to me yesterday when I picked up what
I supposed was a wrapped apple, and on
opening it found It to contain a wilted
orange, unfit for use. There were a dozen
on the plate. When asked for an expla
nation, the dealer said that they were
merely to show that they kept apples for
sale, and he brought out the real apples.
They were not exposed for fear of their
wilting and losing In weight.
"Chinese dealers sell their apples at a
price varying from 10 to 15 cent3, Mex
ican, 'per pound. To the Chinese they
usually sell one, two or more apples, and
as they find them decaying they cut out
the decayed part and sell a piece of an
apple to a customer. Our Winter varie
ties are the only ones that could be sold
In this market. '
"The question of a market for our ap
ples In China in large quantities Is pri
marily one of cost The knowledge of
the fruit and the demand for It among the
Chinese Is well established; but their ex
treme poverty and low wages and small
earning power makes It a certainty that
cheap food only can be consumed In very
large quantities. The cost of production
of apples pn the Pacific Coast, fitted for
this market. Is such, that it has possibili
ties of great development and some prob
abilities of a market in China.
How to Open Markets In China.
"In the first place, the apple market In
China, outside of a limited amount for
foreigners, which must be first class, Is
for our cheaper varieties. All of the Pa
cafic Coast four-tier fancy apples can go
to the Eastern States and Europe, and a
market for our five-tier stock may be
made In China. The first requisite Is an
agency controlling a large amount of
fruit that will ship and distribute on a
small margin. To do this economically,
the home end must be responsible for put
ting up only such varieties as will carry
well by vessel where ventilation Is poor
and handling very rough, and the losses
should be made to attach to the home end;
otherwise, the margin of handling' will
be too heavy for the trade.
"The second problem is one of economy
in packing and handling. For the East
ern and European markets great Import
ance Is attached to the quality of fruit
and package, and none but fancy fruit,
In first-class packages, should ever go
Into those markets from the Pacific Coast.
The market here among the Chinese mil
lions must be studied from an altogether
different point of view.
"The main feature here Is low cost.
The five-tier apple that Is sound and of
good form Is the one that can capture
this trade. The color need not be perfect,
and the flavor need not equal the fruit
sent East or to Europe. The Pacific Coast
will soon find trouble to ship this quality
of fruit to any of Its usual markets, and
immense quantltes are sure to be pro
duced. My opinion is that the market
for this fruit may be made In China. I
do not mean by this that scaly, scabby,
wormy and diseased apples of all kinds
can be marketed here.
"The fruit must be good, sound, clean"
.fruit, good-keeping Winter varieties, but
smaller In size, and of a lower general
quality than that suitable for the Eastern
or European market. Our five-tier Ben
Davis, that is a good shipper and fair
appearing fruit, Is just the fruit for this
trade. Sizes should be regular and even.
Apples should be wrapped, as It Improves
their keeping and shipping qualities, The
paper can be of a much cheaper grade
than that used for first-grade fruit. Some
saving can be made in boxing, as the
boxes will not appear in the homes or
In the fruit stands from, which they are
sold. Boxes of a rougher and cheaper
grade can be used.
Transportation.
"A low freight cost fitting the quality
of goods and market must be secured,
and prompt delivery must be assured.
With steamer lines from San Francisco,
Portland, Tacoma, Seattle and Vancou
ver, B. C, to China, there need be no long
railroad haul to add to the cost of the
fruit I can s'ee no great profit to en
dourage a dealer to take up the question
and build up the trade. This Is a ques
tion for the growers, and can best be
handled by an association of large pro
ducers Interested In finding a market for
their small apples. If they can be sold
to consumers at 5 cents, Mexican, a pound,
the consumption may Increase to great
proportions. An association of growers'
should have a representative here, and
arrangements should be made and main
tained to keep the price low to the con
sumer, for the entire question depends
upon that primarily.
"In this country, as at home, the con
sumption of apples will decrease at the
time the orange season reaches Its
height, which Is about the beginning of
the Chinese New Year in the latter part
of February. Large shipments should be
made early In the season direct from
the orchards at picking time. Apples will
keep fully as well, at that time of the
year If properly stored with ventilation,
at Shanghai and all ports north, as at
any point on the coast in Oregon, Wash
ington or California. The route from Ore
gon, Washington or "Vancouver, B. C, Is
the best for shipping apples, as the air
and sea are cooler, and the fruit reaches
here in a much better state of preserva
tion. "The question of variety must always
be kept In mind. Some varieties Will not
carry across the ocean and should itever
be shipped. The most disastrous results
have resulted from shipping Baldwins, as
many boxes reached here that did. not
contain a single sound apple. Eastern
apples have been shipped In barrels with
most unsatisfactory and unprofitable re
sults. Those well wrapped and packed
In boxes carry much the best. The Ben
Davis and Yellow Newtown reach the
markets here with almost no loss if
shipped before Christmas, and delivered
promptly.
"The rule that should 1e followed for
shipping apples to Shanghai and northern
ports in China holds true for shipments
to Japan. But for shipments to all ports
south of Shanghai, I would recommend
that they be made In small lots, as the
cllmatlo condltl6ns ore such, and the
length of time on board ship so extended,
that they will not keep long after reach
ing the market. The subject is one that
can be of little interest to any class of
persons outside of the Pacific Coast apple
producers, and If It Is made a success It
must be taken up by them and sklllfiAly
and persistently pressed.
Lott Coat e Distribution.
"China has many millions of population
along the coast and at points near, that
are reached by canals and water trans
portation, do cheap that a. slight cost only
Is added to & box of apples In order to
place them In the hands of consumers.
Tha vast canal systems of China make
the cost of transportation of exports and
Imports to and from the coast to many
many millions of people only nominal;
and if the Llkln tax system Is abolished,
as it ought to be by the coming reor
ganization of treaties now going on at
Pekln, -and the whole country Is thrown
open to trade, the world will be benefited
and astonished at its development.
"The standard of living and quality of
the lives of 'Chlne&e has been Very sub
stantially improved wherever they have
come In contact with foreign Industrial
and commercial influences. Wages are
higher and the quality of living Is better
In all the treaty ports of China than at
other places. If the wages of these peo
ple and their producing powers can be
Increased, they will quickly become larger
consumers of our products. It Is the very
low quality and Intense poverty of Chi
nese life that makes the country a poor
market. A man earning only from 56
to 510 Mexican a month cannot afford to
buy many apples even at 5 cents a pound.
If they eat only one or two apples each,
per month, the market would be enor
mous. "It Is a very low estimate that 100,000,000
of China's people live along the coast
and are accessible by very cheap water
transportation Inland. Suppose, then, that
they eat one apple each per month dur-"
Ing December, January and February,
when our winter apples would be In the
market. They wduld consume In that
time 1,200,000 boxes of apples, and It they
should Increase this consumption to one
apple each per week, 5000,000 boxes could
be marketed,
"The apples of China are the most In
ferior of all the fruits, excepting those
produced at Che Foo from foreign stock.
Among the more common varieties of fruit
produced are to be found organes of many
kinds, lemons, limes, olives, pumelo,
pomegranate, cherries, plums, grapes,
raisins, peaches, apricots, prunes, pears,
persimmons, apples, crabapplea, lichee,
mango, figs, bananas, pineapples, dates.
There are a great many other fruits,
many of which are grown "only In China.
Berries are not common. Nuts are as
plentiful and varied as fruits. The fruits
are used In many .ways and all are com
mon In dried form as well a3 preserved.
Fruit canning Is not carried on. One
of the most extensive useB of fruits Is
for confections. A very large per cent of
fruit eaten fresh Is picked and marketed
and eaten in a very green state. The Chi
nese begin eating peaches before the
seed hardens and eat the seed with the
peach. It Ib said by many persons that
the eating of this green fruit Is because
of the danger of thleyes stealing the crop
if It Is left on the trees until It ripens.
The natives eat this half-grown green
fruit with much relish. A foreigner would
consider it not only unpalatable but un
wholesome. Chances for Prune Market in China.
"The prune market Is limited by the
same cause that limits the apple market:
the very high price. I have not seen the
Oregon, prune in any of the. markets in
China. The California prune is sold here
in a very limited way and retails at 25
cents, Mexican, per pound. Twelve and
a half cents gold to the consumer and
3 cents to the producers, shows the cause
of a limited market and a chance for the
growers' association to do something to
improve this market.
"There is no necessity for putting
prunes in expensive packages for this
market at Shanghai or points west and
north of here. They will keep perfectly
In ordinary boxes. For the market south
of here I am Inclined to think that it
would be necessary to put prunes In pack
ages to prevent moulding. Up to the
present time, the consumption of im
ported prunes has been confined to for
eigners. Dealers advise me that the Ore
gon sliver prune would sell to excellent
advantage in this market.
"From the list of fruits produced in
China, It may be easily observed that
fruits enter extensively Into the food of
the people. Every Chinaman who can af
ford it is a fruit eater, and no cultiva
tion or change In his appetite is neces
sary 1$ onlarge consumption. The only
necessary thing Is to give him the means
with which to buy." ,
ST. MARK'S DEDICATION.
New Palptt, Reredoa and
Consecrated.
Lectei
The dedication service at St. Mark's
Church Easter evening was an' interest
ing and instructive ceremony to all
churchmen. At 8 o'clock the clergy, pre
ceded by the crucifer and choir, entered
the church at the south door singing the
processional hymn, "Ancient of Days
Who Sltteth Enthroned in Glory," and
marching down the nave of the church.
At the chancel steps the choir took open
order and the clergy passed through to
the sanctuary.
The rector then pronounced the invoca
tion, "In the name of the Father, and of
the Son and of the Holy Ghost amen,"
after which two or three short collects
appropriate to the occasion .were said,
and the anthem, "King of Kings," by
Simper, was sung by the choir.
The clergy and choir then left the
chancel in solemn procession down the
nave, up the north alse, down the south
aisle and up the nave, singing the pro
cessional, "For All the Saints, Who
From Their Labors , Rest." On reaching
the chancel steps the choir took open
order, permitting the clergy to pass
through to the sanctuary, the rector, Rev.
J. E. Simpson, meantime ascending thp
pulpit and formally dedicating the same
to the service of Almighty God and tho
memory of Dr. Clarence Glisan. He then
in like manner did the same to the litany
desk, lectern. Madonna and child replica,
and lastly to the reredos and candle
sticks. When all gifts had been dedi
cated, the choir sang "The Magnificat"
to music by Simper, after which the rec
tor ascended the pulpit and gave a short
history of the different gifts and deliv
ered the dedicatory address.
I This Mnch la Certain.
The Dalles Chronicle.
Was it "plagerlsm," asks an esteemed
exchange, while discussing at some length
the oration of young Mlnchtn In the now
famous oratorical contest. After consult
ing all the authorities on orthography in
this municipality, the Chronicle has ar
rived at the settled conviction that what
ever the pesky thing was, it wasn't
"plagerlsm."
Shovrs Poor Taste.
Woodburn Independent
The Corvallls Times kicks because Mln
chln won in the oratorical contest. Since
Corvallls succeeded In getting 570,000 out
of the state she ought to be willing to
accord Tfewberg at least aMlttle glory.
Laces and Embroideries TJiIs Week.
New York Mercantile Co.. 205 Third.
Every woman should know that Car
ter's Little Liver Pills area specific for
sick headache. Only one pill p. dose. A
woman can't stand everything.
RAILWAY MEN COMPLAIN
SUBMIT.THEIR, CASE TO THEIR NA
TIONAL BOARD.
Fortlaail Company Charged TVltk
Discharging Ualea Employes
Investigation Ordered.
The trouble between the Portland Rail
way Company and its employes is be
coming serious, although nothing that the
men have done indicates a strike. It was
learned yesterday from a prominent mem
ber .of the Amalgamated Street Railway
Employes' Union, which met Saturday
night, that the matter has been laid be
for the General Executive Board of the
organization, the headquarters of which
are at Detroit, Mich., and an investiga
tion asked. A telegraphic reply has been
received from the board stating that an
Investigation will be held, and that a let
ter has been 'sent giving details of the
way the board intends to proceed- This
letter will instruct the local union how
to act until the investigation Is had.
The local union cannot strike without
authority from the General Executive
Board, and that body will not authorize
a strike until It first satisfies itself that
the union has a just grievance. The
union here has charged the Portland
Railway Company with discharging men
BOlely because they are union men, and
for no other cause, this, despite the fact
that Superintendent Fuller has given his
reasons for discharging the men in ques
tion.. Three of the four men discharged,
he says, were addicted too strongly to the
use of intoxicating liquor, while the
fourth. R. O. Gilllland, he accuses of mak
ing false representations concerning the
company and its management.
It is plain that the union intends to
take Its stand mainly upon Mr. Gllllland's
case. He is president of the union, and
the men say he was discharged because
of that fact. He denies that he has ever
made statements derogatory to the man
agement of the company, while Super
intendent Fuller says the remarks were
made in the presence of passengers whose
word cannot be questioned.
At the meeting Saturday night, over 20
candidates were Initiated into the union.
It is said that 25 were initiated at a
special meeting held last Wednesday
night At first the membership was con
fined to employes of the Portland Rail
way Company, but it Is said that those
recently Initiated Included several from
other lines. The men are preserving the
strictest secrecy relative to this matter.
A committee was appointed Saturday
night to confer with Superintendent
Fuller, and retired for that purpose. It
was unable to find him, however. An ef
fort will probably be made to see him
today. Last week a committee from the
Federated Trades' Assembly called on Mr.
Fuller, but he refused to confer with
them, giving as his reason that he had
received ne complaint from his men. and
that there Was consequently nothing to
confer about. The appointment of the
committee at Saturday night's meeting.
raa 10 cover tne point raised by Mr.
Fuller in his conversation with the flrst
committee.
The situation was discussed at great
length Saturday night, but no definite
action was taken. As soon as the letter
arrives from the General Executive
Board, however, a special meeting will
probably be called, at which developments
may be expected.
CARPENTERS WANT AN INCREASE.
Ask ?3 a Day and Eight Hoars for a
Day's Work.
Carpenters want an increase of wages,
and a decrease In the number of hours
in a day's work. They have been work
ing nine hours, as a general thing, and
receiving from 52.25 to 52.50 per day. They
ask for 53 per day and eight hours' work.
Employers are inclined to look upon In
crease of wages and decrease of working
hours as unreasonable. They say it Is
the custom in other places where labor
unions have been long established to give
employers six months' notice of a de
mand for Increase of wages, and that
these unions have their members Bcaled
according to' their Bklll and capability as
workmen, and do not demand that em
ployers should pay a poor mechanic as
much as a good one. An old-time car
penter, who has filled all positions from
Workman to employer, said yesterday:
"The carpenters may justly expect an
advance of wages, as rents and cost of
living have advanced, but to ask for a
reduction of hours at the same time will
probably strike many as unreasonable.
The fact Is, however, that both north and
south of us, in California and Washing
ton, carpenters work only eight hours a
day. Employers do not complain on this
account, as In making contracts they
figure on a basis of the day of eight
hours. From what I have seen In Cali
fornia,. I believe that, as a general rule,
tho men do as much work In eight hours
as .they would In 10. Under the eight
hour system no dawdling or putttlng in
of time puttering about Is permitted The
men sharpen their tools In their' own
time, and from the time they begin work
In the morning until they quit they work
steadily and do their best. While an In
crease In wages and decrease In the
number of hours' work may appear un
reasonable, it must be remembered that
Oregon has not kept pace with neighbor
ing states in these respects. It is but
reasonable that carpenters or other work
men here should have .as much wages,
and as short a day's work, as their fel
lowcrafstmen in California and Wash
ington. While employers may allege that
such a demand Is unfair. It cannot af
fect them Injuriously, except where they
have taken contracts under the idea that
present hours and wages were to con
tinue indefinitely."
WHERE TO DINE TODAY.
We want you to try the quality of our
pastry and -meats. You will come again.
Portland Restaurant, 305 Washington.
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WITTER SPRINGS MEDICAL WATER
I have a large shipment on Bteamer that
will arrive here Thursday, April 4. It will
absolutely cure dyspepsia, Indigestion,
dropsy, gout, rheumatism, kidney and
liver troubles, constipation, piles, inflam
mation and catarrh of the bladder, neu
ralgia, malaria, chills and fever, chronic
alcoholism, old sores, venereal and all
blood diseases, catarrh, menstrual diffi
culties, dandruff, eczema, warts, erup
tions and all skin diseases, corpulency,
epllesy. It Is the only absolute cure for
syphilis in all its stages In the world. In
chronic cases of above diseases will fur
nish the water to be paid for after cure
is effected. F. J. Hellen, agent, 130" Fifth
street
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SAN FRANCISCO.
The O. R. & N. Co.'s steamer Geo. W.
Elder sails from Alnsworth dock, Port
land, at 8 P. M., April 12, for San Fran
cisco. Lowest rates.
A BEAUTIFUL FACE.
A few treatments will give it. Oriental
Beauty Parlors. 30& Washington,
9 1
Wise Bros, and Q. S. Wright, dentists,
rooms 211, 212 and 213, The Falling, corner
Third and Washington.
"Always g witched Back."
"I have been & user of your prepara
tion, Sozodont, for tho last twenty-five
jreare. I have used other prepa-1 w
rations, but have always switch- 'If
sd back to Sozodont." . fj j
ANTISEPTIC
070D0NT
Forth. TIITH nd BREATH.
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Brmail';25andTic. EAI&&F.GOEZL,N.Y.CJlty,
Opened His Eyes
A Piano Bayer Visits 'Frisco and
Learns Something An Inter
esting Experience.
"We really intended to buy a piano last
year," said a gentleman who bought a
fine large mahogany Kimball Piano of us
Saturday, "but. owing to the fact that
nearly every dealer in the city at that
time talked so against your pianos and
your house, I must admit that we are
inclined to feel somewhat uneasy."
"Then my wife found a Steck piano that
Bhe liked almost as well as she did the
Kimball. This was sold by a concern on
Sixth street, which has since gone out of
business. But before buying it. we again
went down to the First-street concern,
which at that time seemed to be doing
quite a business, and here we were told
by the salesman that the Steck, too. was
no good,' that 'Steele was dead,' that 'the
Steck piano was not by any means as good
as It might have been years ago when
Steck was alive, and that 'Steck pianos
were nothing more than commercial pia
nos,' whatever that may have meant.
"They then tried to convince us that
their best piano was the Iinabe, the only
piano worth buying; that it was better
than anything else in.the market, and that
all the great artists used this make in
their concert work In preference to all
others,' etc.
"Something came up then, and we dis
missed piano buying for the time being.
"A short time ago we were In San Fran
cisco, and happening along Post street, we
dropped into this Portland concern's little
store there. Imagine our surprise when
the man In charge there coolly informed
us, In the course of conversation, that the
'Knabe was a backnumber, 'had no right
to be classed as a high-grade piano.' and
that 'the artists who played It in public
used It because they were paid to do so
and that most of them preferred Instru
ments of other makes, for their own use.
"And what do you suppose they recom
mended? Would you believe It? They rec
ommended the Steck piano, the very piano
which they, not more than four months
ago, flatlv condemned and ridiculed.
"And we plainly saw that either their
knowledge of pianos was very limited, or
their recommendations were not reliable,
and we have, therefore, concluded to buy
the Kimball the kind that we should
have bought long ago.
"But. by the way." he concluded, "how
Is it Eilers Piano House Is selling pianos
for so much less money than dealers do
down there? How can you afford to do
It? And Is this the reason why all of
these 'other fellows' are compelled to quit
business, or emigrate to greener neiosr
We explained to him our special advan
tages. How we ship pianos without boxes
and save at least two-thirds the freight
charges; how our store rent Is less than
a fourth of what others pay; how, because
we buy more, we can get pianos at the
factories for less money than others can;
and how our whole establishment here Is
organized on the modern principle of
"quick sales and small profits." And, In
conclusion, we showed him that we had
sold nearly 1200 Instruments since the time
he called flrst at our store.
Just at this time we have the most com
plete assortment of Kimball pianos that
we have ever displayed on our retail floor,
and among them you will find numerous
special creations instruments that have
been built according to special designs
and are not included In regular catalogue.
It will pay you to see them, whether you
'are Interested In the purchase of a piano
or not
Eilers Piano House. 351 Washington
street. In the new Music Block.
OSTEOPATHY A SUCCESS
In Many Diseased Conditions Where
All Else Has Failed.
This successful system of healing Is
based upon the proposition that man's
body Is a machine, and that pain and
disease are simply the creaking and ab
normal product of the running of the
disordered mechanism, needing a skillful
machinist to put them in order.
Dr. W. A. Rogers, of the original A. T.
Still School of Osteopathy, Is permanently
established In the Marquam building,
where you are invited to come, investi
gate and see what osteopathy 13 doing
for suffering humanity.
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DAMAGED CARGO
1392 Rolls of Matting
58 Japanese Rngi
326 Packages of Ten
2 Packages of Rice
Will be sold at public auction, for
account of the concerned, at the
Northern Pacific Oriental Ware
house, TACOMA. WASH.
Tuesday, Apr. 9, 2 P J. ;
This cargo is all ex. Br. S. S.
Goodwin, from Japan, March 8. The
matting Is nearly all in good condi
tion; the rugs are undamaged. The
tea Is loose, In sacks, having been
saved from packages In ship's hold.
The rice consists of about SCO lbs.
No. 1 China.
DODWELL h CO., Ltd., Gto'l Agfc.
teeiG9609ee ,o o o e o o
FRED PREHN
The Dekum Buildin?..
Full Set Teeth. ...55.00
Gold Crowns 0.00
Bridge "Work 5.00
Examination free.
Teeth extracted abso
lutely wltnout pain.
Cor. Third and Washington.
Mohonk. E. & W. Mohonlc
A new high bonded collar.
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29,000 UOLAraES 250 PERIODICKLS
$5.00 751 YBHR $l.SO 7Z QUHRTER
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At the Popular Shoe Store
Which Is synonymous with Goddard's
Shoo Store, no one can fall to find the
very latest Spring novelties In footwear
for both sexes. Vt nether the acme of j "Ur
requirements. Is style, comfort or lura
blllty. tne climax la reached here It'
an old story, mayhap, but we beg to i?
peat it: The best sho for this money Is iu
be had at
. C. GODOARD & CO.
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TEETH EXTRACTED AND FILLED
ABSOLUTELY; WITHOUT PAIN by 1 ur
late scientific method applied to t.u
gums. No sleep-producing agents or co
caine. These are tho only dental parlors in
Portland having PATENTED APPH
ANCES and Ingredients to extract, ttL
and apply gold crowna and proceUia
crowns undetectable from natural leeta.
and warranted for 10 yeuns; WITHuti.'
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GRADUATED DENTISTS of from U to
20 years experience, and each depart
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as we advertise. We will tell you in al
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by a FREE EXAMINATION.
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MAIN OFFICE:
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BRANCH OFFICE:
614 First Avenue, Seattle. Washington.
Brings on bad eyes. Aid the sight
by resting the optic nerve with a
pair of our easy glasses. Thay act
as a restful stimulant, relieve tna
strain and bring back health. You
can change your glasses, but not
your eyes. Take care of those you
have that their use may not ba de
nied you In old age.
WALTER REED
Eye Specialist.
133 SIXTH STItEET,
OREGONIAN BUILDING.
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When It Is Free of Dandruff. It
Grovrs Luxuriantly.
Hair preparations and dandruff cures,
as a rule, are sticky or Irritating affairs
that do no earthly good. Hair, when not
diseased grows naturally luxuriantly.
Dandruff Is the cause of nlne-tentha ot
all hair trouble, and dandruff Is caused by
a germ. The only way to cure dandruff
Is to kill the germ; and. so far, the only
hair preparation that will positively de
stroy that germ Is Newbro's Herplcide
absolutely harmless, free from grease,
sediment, dye matter or dangerous drugs.
It allays Itching Instantly; makes hair
glossy and soft as silk. "Destroy tho
cause you remove the effect" dandruff.
Prompt and careful attention given to
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